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Getting to Know You Better

**Chapter 41**

I woke up the next morning feeling better than I've ever felt before. Listening to Liam's heartbeat as I fell asleep was so incredibly soothing. That is how I always want to fall asleep. I realized I wasn't laying next to him anymore though. I was facing away from him, looking towards my bedroom door. I looked at my alarm clock and realized it was almost one in the afternoon. I was really surprised that I slept so well. I turned over on my side to face Liam, but he was no longer laying next to me.

I immediately sat up in bed, staring at where Liam had laid. His side of the bed looked as if it were untouched. Did I dream that Liam was here in my room last night? It couldn't have been a dream. Liam was here. He was really here. We talked, we danced, we laughed, he kissed my forehead, I fell asleep on his chest. He had to have been here. I looked at the night stand on Liam's side of the bed and noticed a folded up piece of paper neatly placed on the stand.

Seeing the paper gave me a little bit of hope that last night was real. I leaned over to grab the piece of paper that had my name written on it. I narrowed my eyes at the paper as I opened it, reading the handwriting on the inside.

Dear Julina,

Last night was wonderful! I always love spending all the time I can with you. Please don't feel bad about last night. I would do it all over again to protect you. Anyways, I'll see you later today to work on our project. I'll pick you up around 3pm.

Love Always,

Liam

I stared intently at the note, analyzing its every word.

So last night was real. It wasn't just a dream like I thought it had been. Liam really did come over last night. I continued to read the note over and over again until my eyes finally caught something, "Love Always?" I thought aloud.

What did he mean by 'love always?' Does Liam actually like me? I shook my head thinking about it. He couldn't like me because he said last night that he had a crush on someone else. I felt a very familiar sting hit my chest. I felt almost jealous of this mystery girl who Liam had an eye for.

So if he has a crush on someone else, maybe he just thinks of me as like a sister to him? I thought about it for a little while, questioning those two words, but sighed at the thought. I don't think he really meant anything by it. We're just friends.

There was something though. Something that made me want to believe that we could be more than friends. His actions and his words just don't match up. All the little things he does makes it hard for me to believe that he doesn't like me. The way he looked at me as we danced last night, or how he offered me his jacket like a true gentleman, or how he kissed me on the forehead, or how he agreed to stay the night with me, and held me close in his arms. I really liked the thought of us being more than just friends, but I really think I'm reading way too into this. We're just friends.

I sighed to myself, feeling disappointed as I placed the note back onto the night stand where I had previously found it. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and slowly got out of bed. Before I left my room to go downstairs, I realized I didn't want to leave the note on my night stand. I walked over to the other side of my bed and knelt down so I could reach for my keepsake box under my bed. I opened the box, reminiscing over all the little trinkets I had kept in here. I placed Liam's note in the box and slid the box back under my bed. I didnt want my mom to ever find this note, so it's better off hidden.

I got back up to my feet and decided to go downstairs. As I walked down the stairs, I noticed it was really quiet down here. I walked into the kitchen and found a note on the counter. I unintentionally rolled my eyes at it, knowing it was a note from my mom saying she got called into work early again, leaving me alone as always. I didn't even bother reading the note because I already knew what it said.